1. Journal of Ancient History 3 (282)
  2. A Note on the Place-name «Java» in the I Millennium AD

A Note on the Place-name «Java» in the I Millennium AD

Zakharov A. O.

The paper analyses the usage of the term «Java/Yava» in the sources dating from the first millennium AD. The author holds that the term «Java» could initially denote Borneo, Sumatra and Java at the same period.

Keywords: Java, Malay Archipelago, Sumatra, Kalimantan, historical geography
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